“Sustainable Development Organization (SDO)” is a right based organization established in August 14, 2009 aimed to empower vulnerable communities and marginalized voiceless groups. SDO is a registered as Non-for Profit Organization in Joint Stock Companies & Firms AJ&K (#224 Mzd) under “The Companies Ordinance, 1984 u/section 42”. Its Head Office is located in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir with 01 field office in AJ&K. Its program areas are Child rights, education & research, health, livelihood, sustainable development, energy, advocacy on human rights & governance and women empowerment. SDO is provincial (AJ&K) secretariat of “Pakistan Coalition for Education” and “Child Rights Movement” while it is member of Trust Law International (UK). SDO has completed many successful projects in child rights, education, energy, health, livelihood, women development and capacity building of Community Organizations. SDO has been successfully engaged in advocacy & research projects to strengthen the citizens’ voice. Its strength is the crew of volunteers and network of Community Organization (COs) and LSOs. SDO has a professional enthusiast senior management team having diversified skills and sound development approach. SMT has the foreign training exposures as well as direct working experience with UN agencies and INGOs in different thematic areas.

 VISION:
A peaceful educated and prosperous society where everyone is enjoying their all human rights equally.

 MISSION STATEMENT:
Foundation of organized, educated and peaceful society; support community to gearing socio-economic advancement and sustainable development realigned with UN sustainable development goals for the benefit of the vulnerable communities and marginalized groups.

 CORE VALUES

 Human Right based approach
 Volunteerism & Cooperation
 Transparency and accountability
 Gender mainstreaming
 Collaborative and Participatory Development Approach
 Continuous improvement, and
 Community comes first

 GOVERNANCE
In governance, SDO has a Board of Directors consisting 07 members. Members of the Board of Directors are elected after a proper democratic election process. BoD has a Chief Executive, a Chairman and five (05) Directors. The tenure of the Chief Executive and Chairman is 03 years, however if the BoD members wish to bring any change an Exra-Ordinary General Meeting can be called for the resolution of the matter. New Directors of the BoD, will be elected from the Advisory Board (AB) of SDO. The AB is consisting of 09 members, while it’s a diverse pool of professional persons working within Development, media and public sectors. These expert people technically guide and lead different programs of SDO on voluntarily basis.